VENUE

Conference venue

The EDT25 Workshop will be held in the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) campus – 2-km wide campus with 125.000 m² of green areas, hosting more than 25.000 students. Valencia is located on Spain’s eastern coast, in a privileged location by the Mediterranean Sea that grants an average yearly temperature of 18ºC. Valencia has a rich historical heritage as well as many modern locations like the City of Arts and Sciences.

EDT25 will take place in the Salón de Actos of Cubo Rojo in the Poytechnic City of Innovation, inside the UPV campus.

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Address:
Salón de Actos – Cubo Rojo (8E Building)
Polytechnic University of Valencia
Carrer de l’Enginyer Fausto Elio
46011 Valencia, Spain

UPV campus map:

How to get to the conference

Valencia has a network of public transportation including buses, metro and trams. Several routes are possible to reach the UPV.

Buses: routes 93, 98 (stop Tarongers (parell) – Metro Beteró), and 99 (stop Fausto Elio (parell) – Universitat Politècnica).
Tram: lines 4 and 6 (Beteró stop). Tram and metro are the same transport network. A complete metro/tram lines map can be found here.

How to get to Valencia

Valencia airport is located in the nearby town of Manises, about 9 km away from Valencia’s city center. The best way to reach the UPV Campus from the airport is either taking a taxi or the metro.

Taxi: the journey to the UPV takes about 25 minutes and costs around 30€.
Metro: Lines 3 and 5 take around 25 minutes to reach Valencia’s city center.

Electricity

Spain operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz and uses European Plugs. Please make sure you bring the correct adaptors if needed. For Spain there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side.

Type C

Type F

Check electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk for image credits and more information.

Accomodation

The most convenient places for access to UPV are around “La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” or in the City Centre. From the “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” area to the UPV it takes 20-25 minutes by public transportation and around 7 minutes by taxi. From the city centre it takes around 30-35 minutes by public transportation and 15-20 minutes by taxi.

(UPV does not endorse any hotels and there are many others in the same areas).

Hotels in “La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” area

Easy access to UPV. Closest hotel to UPV listed first. Recommended area.

Hotels by the seaside

Also quite close to UPV. Hotels slightly more expensive. Less services around the hotel.

★★★★★ Hotel Balneario Las Arenas

Hotels in UPV area

Direct access to UPV with public transport.

★★★ Hotel Olympia Universidades Direct tram from stop Benimaclet to stop Beteró
★★★ Hotel Renasa Direct bus route 93 from stop Catalunya – Santa Cruz de la Zarza to stop Tarongers (parell) – Metro Beteró.

Hotels in the City Centre

Tourism

City of Arts and Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is situated at the southeast end of the former riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted after a catastrophic flood in 1957. The old riverbed was turned into a picturesque sunken park.

City Center

Valencia has a rich artistic heritage, full of art and masterpieces from previous civilisations. If you have strolled around the streets, you will have already seen it all. You will fall in love if you have not already. Wander around the streets, but keep your eyes wide open, because there is something special to see in every corner.

Take a walk around the historic centre, enjoy a lovely cup of hot chocolate with buñuelos or a horchata with fartons to gather more energy to carry on. Discover the Holy Chalice in the cathedral, feel the thrill in the Basílica de la Vírgen de los Desamparados (Basilica of our Lady of the Forsaken), and enjoy the Central Market and all the stalls full of top-quality fresh food. Have a rest and eat a few tapas in the sun on one of the many bar terraces, then continue your walk along to the Lonja de la Seda, a Valencian Gothic-style civil building. And, if you still have enough energy to keep going, why not visit the Valencian Sistine Chapel: Church of San Nicolás.

Food

Valencia is known for its gastronomic culture. The paella, a simmered rice dish with meat (usually chicken or rabbit), was born in Valencia. Other traditional dishes of Valencian gastronomy include fideuà, arròs al forn, arròs a banda, arròs negre (black rice), fartons, bunyols, Spanish omelette, pinchos or tapas and calamares (squid). Valencia was also the birthplace of the cold chufa (Cyperus esculentus) beverage known as orxata, popular in many parts of the world.

Languages

Valencian and Spanish are the official languages. Valencia proper and its surrounding metropolitan area are, along with the Alicante and Castellón areas, the traditionally Valencian-speaking territories of Spain where the Valencian language is spoken and read. You will find the plaques that serve as street signs and many other signs in valencian language.

Visit Valencia

For more information about tourism in Valencia visit visitvalencia.com

IFAC Conference App

The Conference is included in the IFAC Conference App which allows at all times of the conference

Access to technical program; access to full papers; search facilities on technical program and papers/authors; creating personalized program (My program); other meeting schedules and social program;
Vote, Q&A, rating functionality for interactive sessions;
Room plan of conference location; welcome address and local information;
Connections with social networks; peer to peer communication.

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